Reaction: Watasenia luciferin + O2 = oxidized Watasenia luciferin + CO2 + hν
Glossary: Watasenia-luciferin = 8-benzyl-6-(4-sulfooxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfooxybenzyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-3(7H)-one
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Other name(s): Watasenia-type luciferase
Systematic name: Watasenia-luciferin:oxygen 2-oxidoreductase (decarboxylating)
Comments: The enzyme from the luminous squid Watasenia may be assayed by measurement of light emission.
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References:
1. Inoue, S., Kakoi, H. and Goto, T. Squid bioluminescence. III. Isolation and structure of Watasenia luciferin. Tetrahedron Lett. (1976) 2971-2974.